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noun(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
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Definition that contains deriving
- sadistic deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
- masochistic deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated
- bastardized deriving from more than one source or style
- bastardised deriving from more than one source or style
- air-breathing deriving oxygen from the air